Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-09-01

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ifrom Our Regular Cerrsspendsnt.l
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10, 1887.
Events at the Capital are a littls
sluggish this week, but everyone is en-
joyins the delightfully."- cool and pleas
ant weather, and though the outside
world may look for news from the seat
Of Government, the citizens are salts
fled to have it dull 80 long as it con
tinues cool and we can take things
easy. No one is disposed. however, to
take the recent accident at the "Y''
junction of the Baltimore 4 Ohio rail.
road easily. Indignation is SO great
among the people here that there
would be danger of mob il the mob
could be sure of the proper persons
upon whom to wreak vengeance. It
ought not to take anyone long to de-
eide that the directors of q railroad
who permit the existence OF such q
death trap as the "Y," are the culpa-
BILE parties, and should receive the full
punishment OF the law. This ~" is a
short track just north of the Capital
and connects a branch of the Balti-
more & Ohio with the main STEM
Ever since this branch road has been
built the "Y" has been the scene Of as
many as three accidents a year, re-
sulting fatally to some one. Public
indignation for a few days and little
protest in the newspapers, then the
people forget all about the "Y" and it's
dangers until new accident occurs,
and another batch Of men and women
are mangled and killed. This last ac-
cident is too much, and the patience
of this long suffering. much enduring,
lily governed community has at last
turned to fury, and the directors of
the company are likely to have some
thing else before them at their next
meeting besides the division Of their
We wonder at the state of
that made the car of Jug
gernaut possible. while in our own
mighty civilized land We kill more peo-
pie every year by railroad disasters,
attributable to willful carelessness,
than werc ever crushed bv the wh.a,s
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The chinese Minister has returned
from Spain and is again at the Ieca.
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"'s'"'"ry occ"p'es Tue mouse ou'ir oy
Senator Stewart, OF Nevada, known
rs "Stewart Castle" on Dupont Circle.
Large as the house is, it is hardly
large enough for the retinue Of the I.e. .
CATION, which includes innumerable
and u troop of Chinese SER
wants. One OF the Minister'S house,
hold attracts universal attention and
is a great favorite and pet of the la
dies Of Washington. 1t is a ten-year.
old nephew OF the Minister, a bright
eyed, intelligent boy, who, dressed i'm
native costume, looks like a miniature
copy of his elders, queue, pig tail and
nil. lie enjoys everything in America,
tdlkII1S ana playing Wltu the
boys and girls in the park
opposite the Legation, and he has
learned English with the usual facility
Of childhood. The Chinese gentlemen
at the Legation are very sociable, and
mingle more in general society than
any of the other members of the DiplO-
matte corps. One meets them in pri-
vate houses at tea ordinner, and finds
q secretary Or two enjoying n game OF
cards in some house, the home of a
resident nOn-Ofiicial. The Chinese
are very fond OF American
young ladies, and show a wonderful
talent, considering that their taste for
beauty Is educated from an oriental
standard, in selecting the handsomest.
The diplomats VINO represent the Gel
sstlal Empire, IN the United states,
will undoubtedly carry back to their
native country a better and more
thorough knowledge Of American char
icter ana habits tnan the representa-